Computer or Microchip with Its System Bios Protected by One or More Internal Hardware Firewalls

1. A computer or microchip, comprising: at least one protected portion; at least one network portion; a system BIOS of both at least a part of a first said protected portion and at least a part of a first said network portion of the computer or microchip, the system BIOS being located in the first said protected portion of the computer or microchip; at least one internal hardware firewall located between the first protected portion of said computer or microchip and the first said network portion of said computer or microchip, said first protected portion being protected by at least a first said internal hardware firewall, said first network portion having a connection for a network of computers including the World Wide Web and/or the Internet; at least said first internal hardware firewall denies access to at least said first protected portion of said computer or microchip from said network of computers; hardware network communications components located in said first network portion of said computer or microchip; and one or more or at least two or four or eight or 16 or 32 or 64 or 128 or 256 or 512 or 1024 microprocessors that are not hardware network communications components, wherein said one or more microprocessors are located in said first network portion of said computer or microchip and are separate from said at least one internal hardware firewall.

2. The computer or microchip of claim 1 , wherein the system BIOS is flash memory.

3. The computer or microchip of claim 1 , wherein the system BIOS is protected by at least an additional said internal hardware firewall.

4. The computer or microchip of claim 1 , wherein the system BIOS is protected by at least three said internal hardware firewalls.

5. The computer or microchip of claim 1 , further comprising a master controlling device that controls the computer or microchip.

6. The computer or microchip of claim 5 , wherein the master controlling device of said computer or microchip is located in said first protected portion of said computer or microchip.

7. The computer or microchip of claim 1 , further comprising at least one microprocessor located in said first protected portion of said computer or microchip; and wherein said at least one microprocessor located in said first protected portion of said computer or microchip is separate from said at least one internal hardware firewall and said at least said first internal hardware firewall also denies access to said at least at least one microprocessor located in said first protected portion of said computer or microchip by the network of computers.

8. The computer or microchip of claim 1 , wherein the location of at least said first internal hardware firewall permits unrestricted access by said network of computers to said first network portion of said computer or microchip so that processing operations other than network communications and firewall operations conducted by said computer or microchip with the network of computers are executed by one or more of said microprocessors in said first network portion of said computer or microchip.

9. The computer or microchip of claim 1 , wherein the system BIOS is the system BIOS of both the first said protected portion and the first said network portion of the computer or microchip.

10. A computer or microchip comprising: at least one protected portion; at least one network portion having a connection for a network of computers; a system BIOS of both at least a part of a first said protected portion and at least a part of a first said network portion of the computer or microchip located in the first said protected portion of the computer or microchip; and at least one internal hardware firewall located so that one or more or at least two or four or eight or 16 or 32 or 64 or 128 or 256 or 512 or 1024 microprocessors of the computer or microchip are not protected by at least a first said internal hardware firewall; and said one more microprocessors that are not protected by at least said first internal hardware firewall are separate from hardware network communications components and said at least one internal hardware firewall; and at least said first said internal hardware firewall denies access to said first protected portion of said computer or microchip from said network of computers.

11. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , wherein the computer or microchip is a personal computer or microchip configured for control by an individual personal user to communicate with the network of computers; and at least said first internal hardware firewall, by its location, permits unrestricted access by the network of computers to said one or more microprocessors that are not protected by at least said first internal hardware firewall, so that processing operations controlled by said personal user, other than network communication and firewall operations, that are conducted by said computer or microchip with the network of computers are executed by one or more said microprocessors that are not protected by at least said first internal hardware firewall.

12. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , wherein the system BIOS is flash memory.

13. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , wherein the system BIOS is protected by at least an additional said internal hardware firewall.

14. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , wherein the system BIOS is protected by at least three said internal hardware firewalls.

15. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , further comprising a master controlling device that controls the computer or microchip.

16. The computer or microchip of claim 15 , wherein the master controlling device of said computer or microchip is located in said first protected portion of said computer or microchip.

17. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , further comprising at least one microprocessor located in said first protected portion of said computer or microchip; and wherein said at least one microprocessor located in said first protected portion of said computer or microchip is separate from said at least one internal hardware firewall and at least said first internal hardware firewall denies access to said at least one microprocessor located in said first protected portion of said computer or microchip by the network of computers.

18. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , further comprising at least one sound component located in said first network portion of the computer or microchip and said at least one sound component is separate from said at least one internal hardware firewall.

19. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , further comprising at least one video component located in said first network portion of the computer or microchip and said at least one video component is separate from said at least one internal hardware firewall.

20. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , further comprising at least one graphics component located in said first network portion of the computer or microchip and said at least one graphics component is separate from said at least one internal hardware firewall.

21. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , further comprising at least one hard drive component located in said first network portion of the computer or microchip and said at least one hard drive component is separate from said at least one internal hardware firewall.

22. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , further comprising at least one optical disk drive component located in said first network portion of the computer or microchip and said at least one optical disk drive is separate from said at least one internal hardware firewall.

23. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , further comprising at least one flash memory component located in said first network portion of the computer or microchip and said at least one flash memory component is separate from said at least one internal hardware firewall.

24. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , wherein said processing operations include network browsing functions.

25. The computer or microchip of claim 24 , wherein said network browsing functions are selected from the group consisting of World Wide Web or Internet searching, email and conferencing.

26. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , wherein the location of at least said first internal hardware firewall permits unrestricted access by said network of computers to a first said network portion of said computer or microchip so that processing operations other than network communications and firewall operations conducted by said computer or microchip with the network of computers are executed by one or more of said microprocessors in said first network portion of said computer or microchip.

27. The computer or microchip of claim 10 , wherein the system BIOS is the system BIOS of both the first said protected portion and the first said network portion of the computer or microchip.

28. A computer or microchip, comprising: at least one protected portion; at least one network portion; a system BIOS of both at least a part of a first protected portion and at least a part of a first said network portion of the computer or microchip located in the first said protected portion of the computer or microchip; and at least one internal hardware firewall located between the first protected portion of said computer or microchip and the first said network portion of said computer or microchip, said first protected portion being protected by at least a first said internal hardware firewall; said first network portion including a connection for a network of computers including the World Wide Web and/or the Internet; network communications components located in said first network portion of said computer or microchip; at least said first internal hardware firewall denies access to said first protected portion from communications originating from said network of computers; said first network portion of said computer or microchip being located between at least said first internal hardware firewall and a connection of said computer or microchip to said network of computers; and one or more or at least two or four or eight or 14 or 16 or 32 or 64 or 128 or 256 or 512 or 1024 microprocessors located in said first network portion of said computer or microchip; said one or more microprocessors located in said first network portion being separate from said network communications components; said one or more microprocessors located in said first network portion and said network communications components being separate from said at least one internal hardware firewall.

29. The computer or microchip of claim 28 , wherein the system BIOS is flash memory.

30. The computer or microchip of claim 28 , wherein the system BIOS is protected by at least an additional said internal hardware firewall.

31. The computer or microchip of claim 28 , wherein the system BIOS is protected by at least three said internal hardware firewalls.

32. The computer or microchip of claim 28 , further comprising a master controlling device that controls the computer or microchip.

33. The computer or microchip of claim 32 , wherein the master controlling device of said computer or microchip is located in said first protected portion of said computer or microchip.

34. The computer or microchip of claim 28 , further comprising at least one microprocessor located in said first protected portion of said computer or microchip; and wherein said at least one microprocessor located in said first protected portion of said computer or microchip is separate from said at least one internal hardware firewall and at least said first internal hardware firewall denies access to said at least one microprocessor located in said first protected portion of said computer or microchip by the network of computers.

35. The computer or microchip of claim 28 , wherein the computer or microchip initiates a request to said network of computers for execution of one or more shared processing operations conducted by said computer or microchip with the network of computers that are executed at least by one or more said microprocessors located in said first network portion of the computer or microchip.

36. The computer or microchip of claim 28 , wherein said computer or microchip performs World Wide Web or Internet browsing with the network of computers and processing performed by the computer or microchip for said World Wide Web or Internet browsing with the network of computers is executed at least by one or more said microprocessors located in said first network portion of the computer or microchip.

37. The computer or microchip of claim 28 , wherein said computer or microchip is configured to function as a node in a computer system with many such nodes in which one or more shared processing operations conducted by said computer or microchip with the network of computers are executed at least by one or more said microprocessors located in said first network portion of the computer or microchip.

38. The computer or microchip of claim 28 , and wherein one or more shared processing operations initiated by said computer or microchip with the network of computers are executed at least by one or more said microprocessors located in said first network portion of the computer or microchip.

39. The computer or microchip of claim 28 , wherein one or more search operations initiated by said computer or microchip with the network of computers are executed at least by one or more said microprocessors located in said first network portion of the computer or microchip.

40. The computer or microchip of claim 28 , wherein at least said first internal hardware firewall, by its location, permits unrestricted access by said network of computers to said first network portion of said computer or microchip, and wherein one or more shared processing operations conducted by said computer or microchip with the network of computers is executed by at least by one or more said microprocessors located in said first network portion of the computer or microchip.

41. The computer or microchip of claim 28 , wherein the system BIOS is the system BIOS of both the first said protected portion and the first said network portion of the computer or microchip.